STRATEGIC PLAN
| Goal 4: Humanities Center
CAH already supports a Humanities Hub that funds campus lectures, faculty research, and features high-profile annual events. In the process of working towards a fully-fledged Humanities Center, the Hub should continue its current activities, and seek new ways to increase the profile and visibility of the hu- manities on campus and in the region. Sixty-five out of 69 AAU universities have a physical Humanities Center. South Carolina is the only state in the region that has no Humanities Center. The Clemson Humanities Center would provide an intellec- tual hub for scholars and students in the humanities, arts, and humanistic social sciences and engage interdisciplinary conversations across the University. It would host scholars from the nation and the globe to present their work to each other and to the Clemson community. Some of its goals would include: 1. Support, create, and disseminate research in the humanities and build bridges to the general public 2. Foster collaborative work across all disciplines 3. Assist with grant applications and post-award activities; actively pursue its own funding in the form of grants and endowments 4. Organize and host visiting scholars, symposiums and conferences to increase the intellectual vibran- cy of campus life 5. Model and facilitate open and respectful dialog on campus and restore civil discourse.
| Goal 3: Transforming Lives
The CAH has a unique opportunity to meaningfully transform lives through innovative programming and community engagement initiatives. By leveraging our academic expertise and resources, we can enrich the educational experiences of our students including fostering collaboration with non-academic communities and community-based organizations to address pressing societal issues. The overarching goal will be to establish CAH as a hub for interdisciplinary dialogue, social impact, and transformative learning experiences. Goals for Transforming Lives • Gradually increase, in the next 5 years, the number of departments and faculty that actively engage with Non- Academic Communities through applied Arts & Humanities programs and initiatives. • Gradually increase, in the next 5 years, the number of courses that integrate students’ experiential learning (service-learning, community engagement, study abroad, transformative classes addressing pressing issues, Capstone projects, workshops, performances, etc.) initiatives which are transformative to our students and to the communities involved. Objectives for Transforming Lives 1. By Fall 2026 establish a College Community and Alumni Engagement Administrative Support Office. 2. The number of courses that integrate students’ experiential learning (service-learning, community engagement, study abroad, transformative classes addressing pressing issues, Capstone projects, workshops, performances, etc.) initiatives increase from 4% to 20% by Fall 2026. 3. At least 60% of our undergraduate students, and 30% of our graduate students complete at least 5 hours per semester of experiential learning (service-learning, community engagement, study abroad, transformative classes addressing pressing issues, Capstone projects, workshops, performances, etc.) related activities by Fall 2027. Additional Objectives for Transforming Lives 4. At least $100,000 are provided by the college, annually, in scholarships and research assistantships in a community engaged grant or program initiative to graduate students from SC underrepresented groups. 5. Each Department will strive to obtain at least one community development/empowerment external grant annually with a subaward to Clemson i 6. College-wide study abroad program participation – currently at 25% – should increase by 5% per year until 2028.
| Goal 5: Development/Advancement
The College seeks support from alumni and donors to help fund its priorities in achieving the top three goals of student experience, doubling research, and transforming lives, in alignment with the Clemson Elevate strategic plan. Briefly, our top three priorities are: 1. Seek $10M endowment for the creation of a Humanities Center 2. Raise at least $1M in scholarships to support study abroad. 3. Seek external funding for at least one additional named or endowed professorship for each department.
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